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Planning commission approves rezoning of 4341 Taylorsville Road to industrial
Summary
The Huber Heights Planning Commission voted 5-0 to rezone 6.686 acres at 4341 Taylorsville Road from R-2 (residential) to I-1 (industrial), a move staff said brings the site into conformance with surrounding industrial uses and will allow the property owner to continue industrial storage or convert the building to offices.
The Huber Heights Planning Commission on March 4 approved a rezoning request by Sheraton Rentals LLC to change 6.686 acres at 4341 Taylorsville Road from residential R-2 to industrial I-1, voting 5-0 to adopt staff recommendations.
Staff said the rezoning would make the site a conforming use under the zoning code and is compatible with surrounding land uses. Aaron Sorrell, planning staff, told the commission the parcel is currently used for construction-related storage and is largely surrounded by industrially zoned parcels, including I-1 to the west and south and the I-70 corridor to the north.
The rezoning application, filed as Case RZ2507, was prompted in part by contractors for the local electric utility staging equipment on the site. Tom Donahue, who identified himself at the meeting as representing Sheraton (the agenda lists Sheraton Rentals LLC as the applicant), said the owner bought the parcel around 2021 and has allowed contractors to park work trucks there while they work in the area. "I kinda feel like maybe making some offices out of it," Donahue said, adding that he "wouldn't be surprised to get a permit to demolish it either." The applicant told staff it may convert the existing structure to offices or remove it and rebuild.
Neighbors on Bridgewater raised past concerns about dust from aggregate crushing and truck traffic during earlier enforcement contacts, and staff noted a buffer mound was constructed when adjacent property was expanded. Commission members asked whether Bridgewater residents were notified; staff said those homes lie outside the 200-foot notification buffer used for this application and that the city had not received written comments from them on this rezoning.
Staff recommended approval without conditions, stating the current and proposed uses conform to setbacks and height requirements and that the rezoning furthers the city's industrial development goals. The commission motion to approve, moved by Miss Thomas and seconded by Dave Cassidy, passed on a roll-call of Miss Vargo (yes), Cassidy (yes), Thomas (yes), Matthew Schomper (yes) and Mister Walton (yes). The planning office said the applicant will next apply for a zoning certificate and any required permits.
The action does not itself change site operations; future building permits or redevelopment will determine whether the existing structure is modified or replaced.
